The Mountain Ridge Sentinels will square off against the Copper Hills Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mountain Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Bingham, who was ranked fifth at the time (Mountain Ridge was ranked second). The Sentinels fell 3-1 to the Miners on Tuesday. The Sentinels' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-14, 17-25, 25-15.
Xander Colemere put forth a good effort for the losing side as he had 15 digs and three assists. Jaden Farnsworth also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assists of the season.
Meanwhile, Copper Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Herriman.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-16, 25-13.
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 14-3. As for Copper Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Mountain Ridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Copper Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Mountain Ridge's way against Copper Hills when the teams last played back in March, as Mountain Ridge made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Sentinels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Grizzlies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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